I was notified of this contest today. Seems legitimate - check out the website.
Sandy
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Hello, Sandy:
My name is Gianfranco Corino and I'm writing on behalf of Italian magazine of nature and photography 'Oasis.'
We are organizing the second edition of the International competition of Nature Photography "Oasis PhotoContest" with a total of more than 30,000 euros in prizes divided in 10 sections. The deadline for entries is November 30, 2011, and we wanted to know if you would be interested in promoting our photo contest among your contacts. If you would like to know more about us, you can visit our website at www.oasisweb.it
In case you're interested in our proposal, we send you a short text that you could either put on your website (I'll add this when he sends it - Sandy)
More than € 30,000 in prizes will be given in the international contest of nature photography OASIS PHOTO CONTEST 2011.
And more than 100 awards in cash, trips and photographic equipments will go to the winners.
Ten winners will be selected from each category.
As the competition is indeed divided in 10 different sections:
A) LANDSCAPE
B) MAMMALS
C) BIRDS
D) OTHER ANIMALS
E) PORTFOLIO: PHOTOGRAPHS THAT TELL A STORY
F) UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
G) PEOPLE & POPULATIONS
H) THE PLANT WORLD
I) HOME FRIENDS
L) SHOOTING TECHNIQUES
For each section, 10 prizes, including trips for couples and $ 500 checks, SLR cameras and photographic equipment.
Entries will close on November 10, 2011.
For more information on registration visit www.oasisphotocontest.com
Posted by David Bostedo on October 10, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Some details : There's an entry fee of 22 euros, and last year they selected 100 winners and 276 finalists which they publish in a book that they sell. You do retain the rights to the images, except for some spelled out usages related to the magazine and contest. Seems pretty much on the up-and-up, but I'm not familiar with the group. You can see all the Ts & Cs here :
Their strategy in asking Sandy to promote it rings my bells. Alarm bells, that is.
Posted by Jim Bullard on October 10, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Well, according to the Guidelines page Steve McCurry is one of the judges. I don't recognize any other names. Their copyright section is what I would want to see in any contest I considered entering, none of the "rights grab" in the guise of "just covering ourselves against lawsuit" that we see all to frequently. I'll think about it.
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5 repliesSandy
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Hello, Sandy:
My name is Gianfranco Corino and I'm writing on behalf of Italian magazine of nature and photography 'Oasis.'
We are organizing the second edition of the International competition of Nature Photography "Oasis PhotoContest" with a total of more than 30,000 euros in prizes divided in 10 sections. The deadline for entries is November 30, 2011, and we wanted to know if you would be interested in promoting our photo contest among your contacts. If you would like to know more about us, you can visit our website at www.oasisweb.it
In case you're interested in our proposal, we send you a short text that you could either put on your website (I'll add this when he sends it - Sandy)
More than € 30,000 in prizes will be given in the international contest of nature photography OASIS PHOTO CONTEST 2011.
And more than 100 awards in cash, trips and photographic equipments will go to the winners.
Ten winners will be selected from each category.
As the competition is indeed divided in 10 different sections:
A) LANDSCAPE
B) MAMMALS
C) BIRDS
D) OTHER ANIMALS
E) PORTFOLIO: PHOTOGRAPHS THAT TELL A STORY
F) UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
G) PEOPLE & POPULATIONS
H) THE PLANT WORLD
I) HOME FRIENDS
L) SHOOTING TECHNIQUES
For each section, 10 prizes, including trips for couples and $ 500 checks, SLR cameras and photographic equipment.
Entries will close on November 10, 2011.
For more information on registration visit www.oasisphotocontest.com
http://www.oasisphotocontest.com/en/guidelines.html
Does seem ok..
Sandy